Apparatus for mounting wires



p i 29, 1930. s. M. VIELE I 1,756,316

APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING WIRES Filed Nov. 50, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENT'OR.

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April 29, 1930. I 5, v I I 1,756,316

APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING WIRES Filed NovISO, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYS.

INVENTOR.

s. M. VIELE APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING WIRES April 29, 1930.

4 Sheets-Sheet Filed Nov. 50, 1927 A TTORNEYS.

April 29, 1930;

s. M. VIELE 1,756,316

APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING WIRES 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Nov. :50, 1927 Fig. 6.

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Patented Apr. 29, 1930 APPARATUSFOR MOITNTING WIRE-S Appiieation fiied November 30 1927; Serial 1T0. 236;?36.

Q47 one 110 1924; The

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preefl ed e iihodiifierit oi the in-Ve'iition illustrated in theaeeompanyingdfawings aete I Fig; 1; shows at iiitspec tiife iiiw of 'a' ti'ck Figflaari ene-viewefiheamw supporti wire, pi'eferahly under 'the'conamend eiid Of the clziiiipiilg' piet 1621116 1 the wites 18; -llhisupports an eiiixiliary messenger. Wire, 21; Gonneetion 22 extenl one o f the suspenders V v 4 an enlarged i ie'v v fof a wire olaihp for yieldifig trolley coIiriectioii, I

v Fig. 5 an altefhative constf uctioil of 'siis r the alternative foffii of isiis peiidei '"'a tb l ty- V i i .t V v Q "at the sides of the tfiicl'z th'ese ha ing" the V usiial guy wite s 3; A oateiizifj 4' extends ijmar ks the tiacii, and. 2 posts btitn i t e f t a d hi ,S PP IES a pportliig Wire 5 th ough con ectionSB. Suspende'r connections 7 are afra'hged oil the hectionsfi. Suspender siippoifts ai e'fconnecteci through insulators 8 with the connecfitting 10 and 2t compre sion member 11, ofd iiieiily iii th e form of a tube; eizteilds' downwardly frointhe fittiilg lU to the tioliey siiippor'ting clamp 12. Inclined su's'pelidei's, or tens iion 'r lem'bers, 13 extnd from the cIenip 12 to the'encis of the s iis'peiider si pports 9. H 4 j The cla mp has; the u prpiate 14. This is provided with 2- sidCket l5 irito which the 15 A 'lbwei plateit is seemed in cjleimging' i el atioii to the plat L14 U-bdlt 17 which ex'tiid through the p ates 14 and 16. Yielding trolley suppoiftiiig Wir v 18 extend t e 'r V- i b'i tefl he le js .4 1 the iilates l i'uid 16 being faced to receive the 'wife 13 a d 18 so that the single 'ciiinp sq r s; an of them.

The 'wi'r' 18 are denied st nearly, horizone 5:,

tales to prevent anyiatefal movement at their wei point; uebolt' the wire 18 and e'z'itends through a plzite above be extended to both sides of the compression member to accomplish this purpose, or one inclined rigid member 25 may be used in connection with the compressionmembe'r as illustrated in the alternative structure shown in Figs. 5 and 6. In this'structure the cmpression member 11 is connected through in sulation 26 directly with the supporting wire and the rigid inclined member 25 is connected directly with the supporting wire through vinsulations 27. In this case it will be seen that any tendency to side-sway will be re sisted, in one direction the compression memmember 25 operating'as a tension 'member,

and in the opposite direction, the member 25 receiving the thrust and the member 11 oper- In either case,

ating asthe tension member.

however there is for each strain a compression member giving rigidity to the structure.

' lVit-h a rigid compression member leading. directly from the support and operating from a base formed by the messenger wire the trolley wire is given too great rigidity adjacent to. the connection. This is obviated in the present structure without a loss of rigidity against side-sway bv the yielding support afforded through the wires 18. These permit of the limited vertical movement of the trolley wire and its auxiliary messenger wire supporting connection between the contact without any possibility of side movement. What I claim as new is 1. In. an apparatus for mounting wire, the

combination of a cross member; a contact wire; an insulated laterally rigid frame-work between. the cross member-and the contact wire; anda vertically yielding laterallyrigid wire and the framework.

2. In an apparatus for mounting wire, the

combination of a cross member: a contact wire; an insulated laterally rigid frame-work between the cross member and the contact wire; and a vertically yielding connection between the contact wireand the frame-work, said yielding connection COIHPIISIHFI inclined converging wires and a spreader at the bot-1,

said support and yieldingllaterally and opposingly inclined connections between the contact wire and the suspender.

5.. Inan apparatusfor'mounting wire, the combination of a cross support; a contact wire," a laterally rigid suspender, extending downwardly from the support comprising two suspenderinembers converging toward a point of support, one of said members being a compression member; and a vertically yielding 'laterally rigid connection between the Suspender and the contact wire.

6. In an apparatus for mounting wire, the combination" of; a' cross support; ,a cont-act "wire; a laterally rigid Suspender extending ber 11 acting to receive the .thrust' and the downwardly from saidsupport comprising a downwardly extending compressionfm'ember two si dememb ers convergingtoward a point of support towardthe bottom of the compression member; and a'vertically yielding lat- ,crally' rigid. connection between said sustwoside members converging toward a point of support toward the bottom of the compression member; and a vertically yielding'connection between said suspender and the con tact wire comprising inclinedwires extending ,from'the contact wire and. a spreader secured .to the suspender carrying the inclined wires.

8. In an apparatus for mounting wire, the combination ofv an electric contact wire; a cross support; a laterally rigid suspender comprising a compression member; Suspender wires atthe side of the compression member converging toward a point at the, bottom of the compression member; and ayielding connection'between'the contact wire and the suspender'comprising inclined wires extending from the Contact wire and a clamp forming a spreader for the inclined wires and securing the Suspender wires, saidclamp being secured to the compression'memberu, Q

9. In an apparatusfor mounting wire, the combination of a cross support a messenger wire: suspended from said support ailaterally rigid suspender. carried bythe support comprising a compression member having spines senger wire as a base; a contactwire; and a yielding connection between the compression member and the contact wire.

10., In an apparatus for mounting wire, the combination of a cross support; a contact wire supporting wires haying, insulated connections with said cross support; a messenger wire carried by the supporting wires; a laterally rigid suspender carried by the supporting wires comprising a compression member extending downwardly from the supporting wires and having the messenger wlre' as a base; and a y elding connection between the v compression member and the contact wire.

a In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. 1

' SYLVESTER M. VIELE. 

